Friend takes degree in Majorca (5)
I believe the answer is:
palma
'majorca' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see a link between them that I don't see?
'friend takes degree' is the wordplay.
'friend' becomes 'pal' (pal can mean a friend).
'takes' says to put letters next to each other.
'degree' becomes 'ma' (Master of Arts is a type of degree).
'pal'+'ma'='PALMA'
'in' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for palma that I've seen before include "Balearic capital and resort" , "Spanish town" , "island capital" , "Capital of the Balearic Islands" , "Capital of Majorca" .)